Need help, Will my baby be alright?

PolarBoar

PolarBoar

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Alright, About 3 days ago i switched her over to 12/12, And today i noticed that she was bending to the light beside her, so i *tried* bending her back straight, but i fucked up, and basically topped her. So i stuck her back in veg to grow back.

My questions are:

Will switching back to veg have any negative side affects?

Now that i know shes female (She showed a few white hairs during the short flower session) Do you think i can turn her into a mother now that shes topped?
 
tomahawk2406

tomahawk2406

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i thought you could switch it back.......could be wrong but there may be a risk for hermie while doing so.
 
D9 XTC

D9 XTC

Member
You can switch it back but as said it will stress the plant. Could hermi and that would be the negative. When you top it the plant will grow more apical meristems (main stems). I'm not 100% sure but I don't see why it won't grow those even in flowering.
 
ArcadiaAbsent

ArcadiaAbsent

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There's some clarification needed to truly help, can you show a picture of your accidental topping, as well as this side light?

As for switching back to veg, it can be done, I personally do not reveg nor have I tried to switch after a few days of 12/12 so my input is limited. There are more experienced posters here who should be able to help. My guess is that it should be fine, and that you can certainly use her as a mother plant.
 
teven23

teven23

Member
There's some clarification needed to truly help, can you show a picture of your accidental topping, as well as this side light?

hes right that would be your best thing to do
 
ArcadiaAbsent

ArcadiaAbsent

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PolarBoar said:
I thought about that, But i read somewhere to never ever never top during flowering, so i decided to risk it by putting her back in veg.
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I've topped plants right before flowering, and in the beginning of flower, its just a bad idea to destroy a developing bud site on a flowering plant once significant growth has occurred. Doing so in the first three days is no biggie though.
 
PolarBoar

PolarBoar

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ArcadiaAbsent said:
I've topped plants right before flowering, and in the beginning of flower, its just a bad idea to destroy a developing bud site on a flowering plant once significant growth has occurred. Doing so in the first three days is no biggie though.
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So i should be able to continue flowering her with little to no risk?
 
ArcadiaAbsent

ArcadiaAbsent

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PolarBoar said:
So i should be able to continue flowering her with little to no risk?
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Yes, absolutely. Preferably the only scissor work during flowering should be lollipoping the bottom of the plant, but topping early in the cycle still allows the plant to recover and redirect energy to the other grow sites without damaging yield. Is the stem completely broken? Or is it still connected?
 
PolarBoar

PolarBoar

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ArcadiaAbsent said:
Yes, absolutely. Preferably the only scissor work during flowering should be lollipoping the bottom of the plant, but topping early in the cycle still allows the plant to recover and redirect energy to the other grow sites without damaging yield. Is the stem completely broken? Or is it still connected?
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Well thats good to hear, and as for the part that broke, it broke clean off, just snapped like a twig.
 
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